More from Erie-
At least one more woman has come forward to say she was abused by an Episcopal bishop from Erie when she was a child.
The woman, who contacted the Erie Times-News today, said she sent a letter about the abuse to the Right Rev. Sean Rowe.
Rowe is the current bishop of the Erie-based Episcopal Diocese of Northwestern Pennsylvania. On Sunday, he revealed allegations that one of his predecessors had sexually abused four girls when they were around age 10 in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
Rowe apologized to the four victims of Bishop Donald Davis, who died in 2007, and asked any others to come forward. Rowe said they could contact him confidentially at 456-4203 or bishop@dionwpa.org.
The day after the revelation about Davis, Rowe wasn't saying whether he'd received any calls or e-mails from other victims.
Rowe said Monday that he didn't want to comment yet on whether more had come forward. He said that when he feels it is appropriate, he would let people know if the diocese heard from other victims.
Rowe wouldn't confirm whether he'd received the e-mail the woman said she sent Monday. She forwarded a copy to the Erie Times-News, which has a policy not to identify victims of sexual assault. She called the newspaper but requested anonymity.
In her e-mail, she asked Rowe not to use her name publicly. She thanked him for what he was doing and said she has never gotten over what happened, despite years of counseling.
"It has scarred me," the woman told the Erie Times-News by telephone.
http://www.goerie.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100712/NEWS02/307129913/-1/NEWS
Another story here-
http://www.timesleader.com/news/ap?articleID=4911617
and here-
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10194/1072408-455.stm
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